Hello everybody, I'm Nun2kute, and I am a Tool/Gun Junkie: This place is probably not a good place for me, but I have not been to Jail lately I just got through a post about tools and gadgets members have made themselves, and I love the post with all the Reloading room pictures, I've found some excellent ideas here. Someday I promise to join the group with my own pictures.
I have a small woodworking shop, (o.k, I have some woodworking tools) and have made my own workbenches and cabinets. I just love working with my hands. That's probably why building ammo is so much fun for me, almost as much as shooting ammo.
But sometimes my little Craftsman bench-top drill press just doesn't seem to be up to the task. Or it's just my brain overreaching the specifications of my drill press. Anyway, after going through all the pictures of homemade die's, and automatic bullet casters and self built press's, I got to thinking about a small metal lathe as an addition to my shop.
So here is the gist of this post. I can buy a new Router for under 2 C-Notes. A good one at that, but in order to do anything with that Router, I have to buy the tooling for it to be of any use, which can far outdistance the price of the Router cost. So, How much does tooling cost for a Lathe ?, I realize it probably depends on brand and purpose, but what would you expect to spend just for entry level learning of the tool ?
I am sure I can get by without it, but on the other hand it would be a really nice addition to my shop too.
Also, IS there a difference between a Lathe and a Mill ?